With the Libraries at the crossroads of the University, I am aware that our “roads” extend beyond our campus to include the stories and histories of diverse communities. Our mission is to “connect people with knowledge,” and we do that through exhibits, events, and online collections. Read more from the Dean.

Glenda Pearson, head of Libraries Microforms and Newspapers, was recently named the 2012-2013 Distinguished Librarian by her peers. Pearson spearheaded The Seattle Times Legacy Library project in 2012. Read more about Pearson and the honor.

Cannery Workers Images Online

A collection of historical photos of Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7 was made richer thanks to an outreach event in October 2012. Friends and members of Inland Boatmen's Union of the Pacific, Region 37 provided critical information on the dates, names, locations, and historical context of the photographs. (Photo: Filipino cannery workers at harbor, Alitak, Kodiak Island, 1937 #UW23686 //
Photo by M.P. Pabillon)

Thank you to all who attended and supported the Friends of the Libraries' eighth annual Literary Voices event at the UW Club! We raised more than $40,000 for the Libraries Senior Conservator Endowment, Garth Stein delivered an inspiring keynote speech, and the raffle prizes included a tour for two of Vietnam. (Photo: Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain -- Photo by John Pai)

South Asian Studies Librarian Deepa Banerjee continues an oral history project about South Asian migration to the Pacific Northwest. Those stories are told by Amy Bhatt and Nalini Iyer, co-authors of Roots and Reflections, published by UW Press. (Photo: Amy Bhatt (left) and Nalini Iyer. Photo by Carina A. delRosario)

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Events and Exhibits

Dreamlogs: Artists' Books by Genie Shenk

Since 1982, Genie Shenk has recorded each night's dream in visual form. Her imagery includes circular monoprints, collaged paper and adaptations of illustrations found in antique atlases and dictionaries. Read more about Shenk's work, now on display in the Allen Library. (Image: "I went to sleep, where did I go" by Genie Shenk)

"Photographic Finds in a Time of Transition" Now on Display

Get a glimpse of life along Russia’s Pacific coast with “Photographic Finds in a Time of Transition: Daily Life in Nakhodka, Russian Far East,” on display through July 23 in the Allen Library North Lobby. (Image: Broom in Snow by Georgy Pakin) Learn more about the exhibit.